2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
| 2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Raycom, ESPN |
| Regular Season | |
| First place | North Carolina (14–2) |
| Runners-up | Duke (13–3) |
| Season MVP | Tyler Hansbrough – UNC |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | North Carolina (17th) |
| Finals MVP | Tyler Hansbrough |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 36 | – | 3 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Duke | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Clemson | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2008 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 55th season for the league. The North Carolina Tar Heels won both the regular-season and conference titles. The ACC sent four teams to the NCAA tournament: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson and Miami.
Final standings
| Team[1] | ACC Regular Season | ACC % | ACC Home | ACC Road | All Games | All Games % | All Home | All Road | All Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 14–2 | .875 | 6–2 | 8–0 | 35–2 | .946 | 14–2 | 13–0 | 9–1 |
| Duke | 13–3 | .813 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 28–6 | .824 | 15–1 | 8–2 | 5–3 |
| Clemson | 10–6 | .625 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 24–10 | .706 | 14–2 | 6–5 | 4–3 |
| Virginia Tech | 9–7 | .563 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 21–14 | .600 | 14–3 | 4–8 | 3–3 |
| Miami | 8–8 | .500 | 6–2 | 2–6 | 23–11 | .676 | 14–2 | 4–6 | 5–3 |
| Maryland | 8–8 | .500 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 19–15 | .559 | 13–6 | 6–5 | 0–4 |
| Georgia Tech | 7–9 | .438 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 15–17 | .469 | 6–7 | 6–8 | 3–2 |
| Wake Forest | 7–9 | .438 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 17–13 | .567 | 15–2 | 2–10 | 0–1 |
| Florida State | 7–9 | .438 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 19–15 | .559 | 13–5 | 4–7 | 2–3 |
| Virginia | 5–11 | .313 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 17–16 | .515 | 13–7 | 4–7 | 0–2 |
| Boston College | 4–12 | .250 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 14–17 | .452 | 11–8 | 2–7 | 1–2 |
| North Carolina State | 4–12 | .250 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 15–16 | .484 | 10–6 | 2–9 | 3–0 |
Statistical leaders
| Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | |||||||||||
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 22.6 | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 10.2 | Greivis Vásquez | MD | 6.8 | Toney Douglas | FSU | 2.7 | |||
| Tyrese Rice | BC | 21.0 | J. J. Hickson | NCSU | 8.5 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 6.1 | Jeff Allen | VT | 2.1 | |||
| Sean Singletary | UVA | 19.8 | James Johnson | WF | 8.1 | Ty Lawson | UNC | 5.2 | Cliff Hammonds | Clem. | 1.9 | |||
| Jack McClinton | Mia. | 17.7 | James Gist | MD | 7.9 | Tyrese Rice | BC | 5.0 | K. C. Rivers | Clem. | 1.9 | |||
| Greivis Vásquez | MD | 17.0 | Jeff Allen | VT | 7.6 | Ishmael Smith | WF | 4.7 | Jeff Teague | WF | 1.8 |
| Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Free throw percentage | |||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrelle Blair | BC | 3.4 | J. J. Hickson | NCSU | 59.1 | Anthony Morrow | GT | 44.8 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 91.9 | |||
| James Gist | MD | 2.3 | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 54.0 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 42.7 | Jon Scheyer | Duke | 88.9 | |||
| Bambale Osby | MD | 2.1 | James Gist | MD | 49.6 | Terrence Oglesby | Clem. | 40.3 | Lance Hurdle | Mia. | 86.5 | |||
| Trevor Booker | Clem. | 1.9 | DeMarcus Nelson | Duke | 49.0 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 85.1 | ||||||
| Chas McFarland | WF | 1.6 | James Johnson | WF | 48.7 | Tyrese Rice | BC | 84.6 |
Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough broke the ACC single-season record for player of the week honors during the 2007–08 season with eight awards. The record had previously been seven, held by JJ Redick and Antawn Jamison.[2] The MVP of the ACC tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.
Conference honors
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyler Hansbrough was the unanimous choice for ACC player of the year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg won conference Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Hokies to a fourth-place finish after being picked tenth in the preseason. Duke swept the remaining individual honors as Kyle Singler and DeMarcus Nelson won Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.
Player of the year
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina[3]
Rookie of the year
Coach of the year
Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech[5]
Defensive player of the year
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
- Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., North Carolina
- Tyrese Rice, Jr., Boston College
- Sean Singletary, Sr., Virginia
- DeMarcus Nelson, Sr., Duke
- Jack McClinton, Jr., Miami
Second Team
- Greivis Vásquez, So., Maryland
- James Gist, Sr., Maryland
- Wayne Ellington, So., North Carolina
- A. D. Vassallo, Jr., Virginia Tech
- K. C. Rivers, Jr., Clemson
Third Team
- Kyle Singler, Fr., Duke
- Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson
- Toney Douglas, Jr., Florida State
- James Johnson, Fr., Wake Forest
- Greg Paulus, Jr., Duke
Honorable Mention: Ty Lawson, So., UNC; J. J. Hickson, Fr., NCSU; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; Anthony Morrow, Sr., GT[7]
All-ACC freshman team
- Kyle Singler, Duke
- James Johnson, Wake Forest
- J. J. Hickson, NC State
- Jeff Allen, Virginia Tech
- Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
Honorable Mention: Terrence Oglesby, Clemson
All-ACC Defensive team
- DeMarcus Nelson, Sr., Duke
- Toney Douglas, Jr., Florida State
- Tyrelle Blair, Sr., Boston College
- Marcus Ginyard, Jr., North Carolina
- James Gist, Sr., Maryland
Honorable Mention: Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson; D'Andre Bell, Jr., GT; Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., UNC; Jeff Allen, Fr., VT; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; James Mays, Sr., Clemson
ACC tournament
See 2008 ACC men's basketball tournament
Postseason
NCAA tournament
ACC Record: 6–4
1 North Carolina (4–1) – Final Four
- W 16 Mount St. Mary's 113–76
- W 9 Arkansas 108–77
- W 4 Washington State 68–47
- W 3 Louisville 83–73
- L 1 Kansas 66–84
2 Duke (1–1)
- W 15 Belmont 71–70
- L 7 West Virginia 67–73
5 Clemson (0–1)
- L 12 Villanova 69–75
7 Miami (1–1)
- W 10 St, Mary's 78–64
- L 2 Texas 72–75
NIT
ACC Record: 3–3
1 Virginia Tech (2–1)
- W 8 Morgan State 94–62
- W 5 Alabama-Birmingham 75–49
- L 2 Ole Miss 72–81
3 Florida State (0–1)
- L 6 Akron 60–63 (OT)
5 Maryland (1–1)
CBI
ACC Record: 2–1
1 Virginia (2–1)
- W 4 Richmond 66–64
- W 2 Old Dominion 80–76
- L 1 Bradley 85–96
References
- ^ "ACC 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release" (PDF). ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "ACC 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release" (PDF). ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough Tabbed 2008 ACC Player of the Year". ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Duke's Kyle Singler Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg Named ACC Coach of the Year". ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Duke's DeMarcus Nelson Tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Year". ACC. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Announces the 2007–08 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams". ACC. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2009.